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August 01, 2003
by Rick Grams
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Today In Ketchikan: Blueberry Arts Festival - Schedule
of Events for the 2003 Blueberry Arts Festival...
Ketchikan: IFA
Traffic Up - Traffic for the year to date aboard the M/V
Prince of Wales is up 15% over the same period a year ago, according
to Inter-Island Ferry Authority chair Dennis Watson of Craig.
The IFA passenger/vehicle ferry M/V Prince of Wales provides
year-round daily service between Ketchikan and Hollis, on Prince
of Wales Island. Twice daily round-trips are offered during June,
July and August. "Considering that in 2002, our first year
of operation, we generated almost as much traffic as the Alaska
Marine Highway System did with the M/V Aurora in 1992, which
was their top year, we are very pleased with the way traffic
is growing", said Watson. The Hollis-Ketchikan ferry route
is now Alaska's busiest, according to IFA research. - Click
here to read more... |
People of Ketchikan: 'Life
after retirement...' - Retired Ketchikan Gateway Borough School
District prinicpal, Charlie Arteaga took a few minutes to pose
for the camera in front of the tour bus he drives during the
summer months. Arteaga has been driving buses during the summer
for three years. - Click
here to view a larger photo... USA: FAA Administrator Unveils New Airman Certificate - Beginning July 31st, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin issuing new, security-enhanced airman certificates to the nation's 650,000 active pilots. FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey unveiled the new certificate before hundreds of aviation enthusiasts at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture. The new credit card-sized certificates
are made from high-quality composite PVC media card stock and
incorporate new security features, such as a hologram of the
FAA seal. They will replace the existing paper airman certificates
which can be easily damaged.- Click
here to read more... |
People of Ketchikan: 'Lunch on the docks...' Ketchikan residents Virginia and Dick Adams enjoyed lunch on Thursday on the dock. Sharing a table with the couple was Connie Wingren and her daughter, Rebecca Bates. Rebecca and her husband William returned home this year to live in Ketchikan after living in Iowa. Rebecca Bates hopes to follow in her mother's footsteps and teach in one of the elementary schools in Ketchikan. William Bates, an artist, is working this summer for Alaska Airlines. One of his art pieces will be featured in the 2003 Blueberry Art Show. Earlier this year, William donated one of his works to the Ketchikan Annual Cancer Auction fundraiser. Rebecca reports she is very
happy to be home again and is looking forward to being able to
have lunch with her mom on a regular basis. - Click
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In letters to Energy Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin and House Committee on Resources Chairman Richard Pombo, Murkowski said that members of the panel would benefit from learning firsthand "how Alaska can assist in providing much needed natural gas to the rest of the nation." Tauzin and Pombo co-chair the
Speaker's Task Force for Affordable Natural Gas, which is charged
with "considering short- and long-term ideas to encourage
a stable supply of natural gas to ease prices." - Click
here to read more... People of Ketchikan: 'Crossing
Guard At Work...' Ashley Skidmore, a 2002 Ketchikan High
School graduate, is working this summer as a downtown crossing
guard to earn money for her college expenses. Skidmore attends college in Las Vegas, Nevada.
She said she enjoys being able to return home to Ketchikan during
the summer. - Click
here to view a larger photo...
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